Mark Appel: Former No. 1 pick makes MLB debut nine years after being drafted – CNN

Mark Appel: Former No. 1 pick makes MLB debut nine years after being drafted

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Mark Appel throws a pitch in the top of the ninth inning in a 4-1 loss against the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park on June 29 in Philadelphia.

Selected by the Houston Astros with the No. 1 pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, Appel made his debut with the Philadelphia Phillies, entering in the ninth and pitching a scoreless inning in a 4-1 loss. “One of the things that I came into this year knowing is that each day might be my last, … Read more